Schock 55

Schock 55

Development
Designer	Bruce Marek
Location	United States
Year	1990
No. built	4
Builder(s)	Geraghty Marine W. D. Schock Corp
Role	Racer
Name	Schock 55
Boat
Displacement	18,500 lb (8,391 kg)
Draft	10.00 ft (3.05 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	55.00 ft (16.76 m)
LWL	44.00 ft (13.41 m)
Beam	12.50 ft (3.81 m)
Engine type	inboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	8,300 lb (3,765 kg)
Rudder(s)	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	63.00 ft (19.20 m)
J foretriangle base	19.50 ft (5.94 m)
P mainsail luff	56.00 ft (17.07 m)
E mainsail foot	21.75 ft (6.63 m)
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop masthead sloop
Mainsail area	609.00 sq ft (56.578 m2)
Jib/genoa area	614.25 sq ft (57.066 m2)
Total sail area	1,223.25 sq ft (113.644 m2)

The Schock 55, also called the Nelson Marek 55, is an American sailboat that was designed by Bruce Marek of the design firm Nelson Marek, as a racer and first built in 1990. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Production

The design was initially built by Geraghty Marine, who built two boats as the Nelson Marek 55, and then by W. D. Schock Corp, who acquired the molds and also built two boats as the Schock 55, with production running from 1990 to 1991. ^{[1] [2] [5] [6]}

Design

The Schock 55 is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a sharply reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 18,500 lb (8,391 kg) and carries 8,300 lb (3,765 kg) of ballast. ^{[1] [2]}

The boat has a draft of 10.00 ft (3.05 m) with the standard keel. ^{[1] [2]}

The design has a hull speed of 8.89 kn (16.46 km/h). ^[2]

Operational history

In a 1991 review in Cruising World by Quentin Warren wrote, "long and lean, carrying a deep keel and a tall rig, the new 55-foot ULDB offered this year by the W.D. Schock Corporation is a striking Bruce Marek design with serious racing potential and a one-design slant." ^[7]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Schock 55 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Schock 55". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Nelson Marek". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Nelson Marek". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Schock W.D." sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
6. W. D. Schock Corp. "Boats built by W.D. Schock". wdschock.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
7. Warren, Quentin (September 1991). "Showcase '92". Cruising World. Retrieved 18 August 2022.